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The green culture at Nibbi sprouted in 2002, when we began requiring all of our Project Managers and Preconstruction Managers to become LEED^® Accredited Professionals. Currently, Nibbi has 25 LEED^® AP’s and 4 Certified Building Professionals on staff. With their knowledge and expertise, we have built some of the greenest buildings in the Bay Area, including the first LEED^® social services building (St. Anthony Foundation) in San Francisco.

Nibbi Green, created in 2008, is a philosophy based on the “triple bottom line” of sustainable building and design (people, planet, profit). Every sustainable decision we make must have a positive social, environmental and economic impact.

Driving our sustainability agenda is the Nibbi Green Committee, comprised of Nibbi employees who research the latest green building strategies and strategize how we can incorporate them into every Nibbi project.

Green Practices
Certified Projects
Resources

The most successful sustainability strategies are created when we are involved in an integrated design and construction process. When possible, we collaborate with our architecture and engineering partners to create green building systems that are highly integrated, efficient and constructable.

Other green initiatives and guidelines for maximizing our sustainable efforts include:

Jobsite

Recycling 75-95% of our construction debris
Donating reusable construction materials to non-profit groups
Using biodiesel in our construction equipment
Using non-toxic cleaners
Employing only certified environmental hazardous waste removal firms
Implementing Storm Water Pollution Prevention Programs (SWPPPs)
Providing fleet vehicles for multi-employee use

Office

Eliminating all plastic bottles and styrofoam
Radically reducing paper use by using double-sided printing, streamlining all documents, and emailing submittals and RFIs
Using printing paper with a minimum 35% recycled content and stationery with 100% recycled content
Using auto-sensor and low-flow plumbing fixtures
Recycling at least 50% of office debris
Donating gently used office equipment to non-profits
Encouraging public transportation, carpooling and bike commuting through incentives

The following is a list consisting of Nibbi’s sustainable projects:

USGBC—LEED®

Enterprise—Green Communities

Build It Green—GreenPoint

Other Sustainable Projects

**: Under Construction

*: Pre-Construction

Want to learn more about becoming more “green”? Below you’ll find links to several websites we recommend.

Recycling Guides by County

Sustainable Building Guides

RecycleWorks: A recycling program provided by San Mateo County
Green Home Building: Information about sustainable architecture and natural building
Green Building: Whether you are a homeowner looking to remodel your home green or a building professional wanting to learn more about how to build green, this is the place for you

Green Groups and Agencies

Green2Green.org: Connecting green professionals to green materials
SFEnvironment.org: Official SF agency and resource on green programs
Enterprise Green Communities: Green communities criteria
Build It GREEN: Green pointed rating system
U.S. Green Building Council: Committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.
U.S. Green Building Council / LEED: LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized green building certification system.
Inhabitat.com: Innovation in technology, practices and materials